There are plenty of reasons why Michigan fans can't wait for this season to end. The Wolverines offense has struggled all season, and many fans have directed their ire at offensive coordinator Al Borges.

One of the reasons Borges is getting blamed is his salary. He is one of the highest-paid assistant coaches in the country at $700,000. That was well and good when Borges agreed to come to Michigan and implement a pro-style offense with former head coach Rich Rodriguez's spread offense talent.

Borges told reporters Tuesday he isn't listening to the criticism.

"If I internalized everything a fan said, I'd slit my wrists," Borges said. "We win games, and people still complain. That's the nature of the job. That's why they pay us, and that's why we do what we do. We have to be beyond all that. We have to be stronger than all that.

"I've done this long enough, I promise you, other places I've been my first name's been a cuss word. This isn't the first place where it's been like that."

Michigan comes into Saturday's game averaging 33.1 points a game. The Wolverines are averaging fewer than 17 a game over the last four, though. They also average just 3.16 yards per carry, which ranks 114th in the nation — compared to Ohio State's 6.9 average, best in the nation.